The Old Mineral Line in the Brendon Hills

How often do people speed along the B3190 from Watchet, or the B3224 from Bishops Lydeard, towards Wheddon Cross? At the fork in the road near Raleigh’s Cross they notice Beulah Chapel, standing alone. The village Brendon Hill, where some 200 miners and their families lived between 1861 and 1881, has disappeared. Turning left they may pass some humps and bumps in a field; all that remains of the tall engine houses of the Raleigh Cross Iron Mine. Turning right through the tunnel of beech trees they may spot the shell of the winding house on the right, and briefly wonder what it is. They slow down for the narrow part where there was once a bridge, and spot a cream coloured house on the left. T

#SecretSeaWalks

Despite having lived in Somerset for more than 30 years I am ashamed to say there are still many stunning parts of it I have yet to explore. One that fell into that category until recently was Lilstock which is a real gem. I am even more red faced to admit that I only discovered it because it is on the route of the newly opened stretch of the England Coast Path and I was curious. When it opened it was 58 miles long - going from Minehead to Brean Down - but the intention is to continue up to Portishead in due course. When complete, the England Coast Path (ECP) will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world and we have our own little bit of it here in Somerset. Already, in

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